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Who says there won’t be any Jackson calling shots in the NBA next season? Well, the old great (Phil) Jackson had retired and a new (Mark) Jackson is just about to get his baptism of fire as head coach of the Golden State Warriors. Jackson, who played 17 years of NBA ball with the New York Knicks, Los Angeles Clippers, Indiana Pacers, Toronto Raptors, Utah Jazz and Houston Rockets, replaces player favorite Keith Smart at the helm of the rebuilding Warriors. The 46 year-old, Brooklyn native has worked the last few years as TV commentator for NBA games at ABC and ESPN before accepting the Warriors job. Warriors star guard Stephen Curry says he is in favor of the hiring of Jackson and his assistant coaches in Pete Myers and Michael Malone and believes that the trio has a great working chemistry in turning things around in the Bay Area, according to Yahoo! Sports.
“I like the hiring. He knows the game, and the only knock against him right now is he doesn’t have any coaching experience. For him to hire Pete Myers and Michael Malone behind him [as assistants] helps start a great staff. From what I can tell from the meeting with [Jackson] and Mike, they had a great chemistry just from the start. It’s going to be a work in progress day to day with the coaching philosophies he wants to implement for us and get us to where he wants us to go.”
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